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Ruling passed by Authority for Advance Rulings Customs , Central Excise & Service Tax. The Authority for Advance Rulings consists of a Chairman who is a retired Judge of the Supreme court and two members of the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India, one each from the Indian Revenue Service and the Indian Legal Service.

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GST on Canteen Services in Business Premises: Judicial Rulings & Analysis

Goods and Services Tax : Scenario-wise analysis of GST on business canteen services covering ITC, employee recovery, contractor supply, and statutory oblig...

May 10, 2026 1248 Views 0 comment Print

Quick Lime (90%) and Hydrated Lime (85-95%) Attract 5% GST: AAR Tamilnadu

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling examines the composition of lime products and holds that impurities of 10–15% place them under Heading 2522. The Auth...

December 4, 2025 762 Views 0 comment Print

Can ITC Be Used Across Unrelated Supplies? A Key GST Ruling

Goods and Services Tax : Gujarat AAAR rules ITC from one business can offset GST on unrelated output supplies under a single registration, emphasizing fung...

July 21, 2025 1746 Views 0 comment Print

जीएसटी में एडवांस रूलिंग: एक विस्तृत अवलोकन

Goods and Services Tax : जीएसटी के तहत एडवांस रूलिंग (AAR) की प्रक्रिया, प्रा...

July 21, 2025 1281 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week ending 22nd June 2025

CA, CS, CMA : Stay informed on India's latest regulatory changes from June 16-22, 2025. This summary covers Income Tax exemptions, GST amendment...

June 25, 2025 5118 Views 0 comment Print


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Functionality to search and view Advance Ruling Orders under GST

Goods and Services Tax : New functionality to search for GST Advance Ruling Orders issued by Authority / Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling on GST Por...

August 10, 2022 2793 Views 0 comment Print

GST Authorities of Advance/Appellate Rulings-Status Upto April 2019 

Goods and Services Tax : Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) constituted under the provisions of a SGST/ UTGST Act, in terms of the provisions of Section 96...

May 29, 2019 1119 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Kerala AAR Rejects GST Advance Ruling Plea Due to Hypothetical Queries

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that advance ruling applications cannot be based on hypothetical scenarios or academic questions. The Authorit...

May 16, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala AAR Grants GST Exemption on Inpatient Ayurvedic Services

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR held that medicines, consumables, room rent, and ancillary services provided during inpatient treatment form part o...

May 16, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Used Gunny Bags at 5% Because Reusable Bags Not Treated as Scrap: Kerala AAR

Goods and Services Tax : Kerala AAR held that used gunny bags sold after cattle feed manufacturing are reusable packing bags under HSN 6305 and not scrap. ...

May 16, 2026 399 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Member-Facilitator Transactions: Kerala AAR Rejects Plea Due to Prior Adjudication

Goods and Services Tax : The Kerala AAR rejected an advance ruling application after noting that the issue of GST applicability on member transactions had ...

May 16, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

No GST Under RCM on Honorarium Paid to Temple Board Members as They Are Not Directors: Kerala AAR

Goods and Services Tax : The Authority ruled that the President and Members of the statutory temple board are not “directors” under GST notifications. ...

May 16, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Maharashtra GST Authority Appoints New Member

Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Authority makes changes in its lineup, appointing Shri. Ajaykumar Vaman Bonde as a member of Ad...

October 16, 2023 1407 Views 0 comment Print

Rajiv Ranjan appointed as member of Maharashtra Advance Ruling Authority

Goods and Services Tax : Mr. Rajiv Ranjan has been appointed as member of Maharashtra Advance Ruling Authority in the place of Mr. Rajiv Magoo. FINANCE DEP...

September 13, 2022 1584 Views 0 comment Print

Notification to re-constitute Himachal Pradesh Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling

Goods and Services Tax : Governor of Himachal Pradesh, in supersession of this department’s notification of even No. dated 14.09.2020, published in the e...

January 20, 2022 1068 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi Authority for Advance Ruling reconstituted

Goods and Services Tax : Governor of Delhi under Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, is pleased to reconstitute the Delhi Authority for Advance Ruling...

July 27, 2021 2232 Views 0 comment Print

Rajiv Magoo appointed as member of Maharashtra GST Advance Ruling Committee

Goods and Services Tax : Shri. Rajiv Magoo, Joint Commissioner of Central Tax has been appointed as member of Maharashtra GST Advance Ruling Committee in t...

April 29, 2021 2358 Views 0 comment Print


GST Rate when builder enters Two agreements with customer for Sale of Apartment & Land

June 1, 2022 4356 Views 0 comment Print

In re Galaxy Homes Private Limited (GST AAR Kerala) 1. M/s Galaxy Homes Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the applicant) is engaged in the business of construction of residential apartments. They are not doing any joint venture projects but are purchasing the land in their own name and obtaining building permit in their name […]

Unmanufactured tobacco pre-mixed with lime classifiable under CTH 24012090

June 1, 2022 9195 Views 0 comment Print

The product intended to be manufactured by the applicant and supplied with brand name Keer Kokil is unmanufactured tobacco and is classifiable under CTH 2401 20 90

Supply of manpower service for running & maintenance of canteen is Temporary staffing service

June 1, 2022 3894 Views 0 comment Print

AAR held that that activity of supply of manpower service for running & maintenance of the canteen for consideration in the course of business is covered under ‘supply’ as per section 7 of the CGST Act, 2017 and liable to tax as per section 9 of the CGST Act, 2017.

Advance ruling cannot be given on services undertaken prior to date of filing

June 1, 2022 1374 Views 0 comment Print

As the question posed by the applicant is related to supplies undertaken by them prior to the date of filing of the application for advance ruling before the Authority thus, no ruling is being pronounced on the question under the provisions of the GST Act, 2017.

GST on recovery from employees for canteen services for payment to service provider

May 31, 2022 15033 Views 0 comment Print

In re Kothari Sugars and Chemicals Limited (GST AAR Tamilnadu) ‘Whether recovery of nominal amount from the employees for making payment to the third-party service provider, providing food in canteen as mandated in the Factories Act, 1948 would attract tax under GST?’ In the case at hand, the applicant has established canteen facilities as mandated under […]

GST on supply of printed leaflet product as per content supplied by recipient

May 31, 2022 5958 Views 0 comment Print

In re Coronation Arts Crafts (GST AAR Tamilnadu) 18% GST applicable on the supply of Printed Leaflet on own paper and materials The AAR, Tamil Nadu in the matter of M/s. the Coronation Arts Crafts [Order No.19/ARA/2022 dated May 31, 2022] has held that the supply of printed leaflets on paper and materials of the […]

Classification of legacy municipal solid waste processing & disposal services

May 30, 2022 1188 Views 0 comment Print

Classification of the services Viz., ‘Processing and disposal of the legacy municipal solid waste near Kakulamanu Tippa, Tirumala through Bio-remediation & Bio- mining on’ as is where is basis to be provided by the applicant to the Superintendent Engineer, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati.

GST on procurement/distribution of drugs, Medicines & other surgical equipment on behalf of govt

May 30, 2022 2178 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the procurement and distribution of drugs, Medicines and other surgical equipment by APMSIDC on behalf of government without any value addition, and without any profit or loss, without even the intent to do business in the same amounts to Supply under Section 7 of CGST/SGST Act.

GST on activity of Fish/Prawn Farming

May 30, 2022 19881 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sri Vinayaka Hatcheries (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) The applicant seek Advance Ruling on the applicability of GST on renting of Land and whether the activity of Fish/Prawn Farming is covered under “services relating to rearing all life forms of animals- by way of renting or leasing of vacant land” and eligible for GST […]

GST on printing of question papers, OMR sheets, Answer booklets by educational boards

May 30, 2022 2946 Views 0 comment Print

Whether printing of Pre examination items like question papers, OMR sheets (Optical Mark Reading), Answer booklets for conducting of an examination by the educational boards be treated as exempted supply of service in terms of Serial Number 66 of Notification No.12/2017-CGST [Rate] dated 28-6-2017 as amended?

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